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  233 arrested in environmental crime crackdown in Latin America and Caribbean

  Interpol

  October 8, 2026

  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – An international operation coordinated by INTERPOL has dismantled environmental crime networks across nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to 233 arrests, the recovery of more than 1,000 animals and the identification of 60,000 hectares of illegally cleared forest. Operation Madre Tierra VIII (1 June to 31 July) involved Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. Investigators found that illegal timber and wildlife trafficking networks were operating on an industrial scale along the corridor connecting Central and South America.

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  Europol urges early action to protect cryptocurrencies and sensitive data from quantum threats

  Europol

  October 8, 2026

    Europol is publishing two reports on the security challenges posed by quantum computing, urging organisations, policymakers and the cryptocurrency industry to begin preparing now. The reports examine how future quantum capabilities could undermine the cryptography protecting cryptocurrency wallets and allow attackers to decrypt sensitive information collected years earlier.

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  Update to UK Sanctions List: Iraq Regime

  UK Government

  October 7, 2026

  Today, Wednesday 7 October, the UK Government has delisted one entity sanctioned under the Iraq Sanctions Regime. This reflects the decision to delist this designation, made on 6 October, by the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee pursuant to Resolution 1518 (2003). Delisted Entity:

  Name:	UN ID:	Unique ID:
  LOGARCHEO S.A.	IQe.200	IRQ0053